The awards ceremony, which honors the top prizes in sports, has announced its list of nominees for the upcoming event hosted by WWE star John Cena. Coming off of recent success, the leading nominees include LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers, Stephen Curry, Cam Newton and Bryce Harper among others.

Other notable nominees include WNBA Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart, who has earned her third straight Best Female athlete nomination, and will be competing against some tough competition in WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky, and upcoming Olympic gymnastics favorite, Simone Biles.

And in the Best Championship performance category, USA's soccer star Carli Lloyd is the first ever soccer player to be nominated in the category. She'll go up against NBA Finals MVP James, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey player Sidney Crosby and Super Bowl MVP Von Miller.

Additionally, ESPN has already announced that Zaevion Dobson will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, and Craig Sager will be honored with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award.

The show will be broadcast live on ABC on Wednesday, July 13, at 8 p.m. from the Microsoft Theater in L.A.